United Theological Seminary (UTS) of the Twin Cities, Bigelow Chapel (New Brighton, MN) : Detail, glass curtain wall and frame where it meets pre-cast stone, interior ceiling and maple panel
- Creator:
- Hammel, Green, and Abrahamson, founded 1953
- Published/Created:
- New Brighton, Minnesota, United States
3000 Fifth Street Northwest (address for Seminary); closest street Yankton College Avenue
2004 - Physical Description:
- 5,300 ft2 (area); 42 ft (height, bell tower)
- Date Depicted:
- 4/7/2011
- Materials:
- glass; maple wood; pre-cast stone cladding
- Notes:
- United Theological Seminary (UTS) of the Twin Cities is an ecumenical graduate school of the United Church of Christ located in New Brighton, MN. The school was formed in 1960. In 2004, UTS consecrated the Bigelow Chapel as an addition to the campus. The chapel, designed by Joan Soranno and John Cook of Hammel, Green and Abrahamson, Inc., exhibits floating planes of glass, pre-cast stone walls, and a series of translucent curving wood panels. Two towers on the outside house the chimes. It won the 2006 Honor Award from American Institute of Architects (AIA).
- Topics:
- Architecture -- United States -- 21st century -- (YVRC)
- Period/Style:
- Contemporary
Twenty-first century - Culture:
- American
- Accession Number:
- 1A1-HGA-BC-A34
- Coordinates:
- +45.058173-93.225016
- Genre:
- architecture (AAT)
chapels (rooms or structures) (AAT)
churches (AAT) - Format:
- Image
- Content Type:
- Sculptures, Models, & Architecture
- Rights:
- Copyright Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc
The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement. - Access Restrictions:
- Yale Community Only
- Digital:
- building divisions; rooms and spaces; religious building spaces; chapels (rooms or structures) architecture; contemporary (1960 to present); Protestant
- Source Creator:
- Gilchrist, Scott
- Source Title:
- Archivision Addition Module Seven
- Source Created:
- 2878 Chamonix, Montreal QC
Archivision, Inc.
4/7/2011 12:00:00 AM - Source Note:
- Purchase, Visual Resources Collection, May, 2011; photographer Scott Gilchrist
- Yale Collection:
- Visual Resources Collection
- Digital Collection:
- Visual Resources Collection
- Local Record Number:
- 4349
- OID:
- 10460804
- PID:
- digcoll:1805849